St Etienne have been confirmed for the Uncut Arena at this July’s Latitude Festival, which takes place from July 16-19.
The band who have recently reissued deluxe editions of their acclaimed albums Fox Base Alpha and Continental ( Win copies here!) will join previously announced headliners Bat For Lashes, Spiritualized and Gossip in the popular covered tent.
Also announced this week are further additions for the Literary, Comedy and Music & Film Arenas; highlights including Frank Skinner, Jeremy Warmsley and a collaboration between Grace Maxwell and Edwyn Collins.
Latitude, now in it’s fourth year, is Uncut’s festival of the Summer, and tickets for the weekend are still available for £150 for the weekend, from nme.com/gigs and www.latitudefestival.co.uk.
If you’re feeling lucky, don’t forget there’s a chance to win a pair of tickets, at Uncut’s competitions page here.
Latitude takes place in Henham Park, Suffolk, we’ll see you there!
The latest additions for the festival are as follows, for all previous updates see our dedicated Latitude 2009 blog here.
UNCUT ARENA:
Saint Etienne
The Temper Trap
SUNRISE ARENA:
Kap Bambino
FILM & MUSIC ARENA:
Future Cinema Presents Black Cat White Cat with Taraf de Haidouks
Noise Of Art presents ‘Love Bites – The Dance Of The Vampires
Vashti Bunyan: From Here to Before with Kieran Evans, Adem & Friends
Jeremy Deller
Jeremy Warmsley
One eskimO
London Short Film Festival
Night Of The Living Dead – 3D
LITERARY ARENA:
Frank Skinner
Grace Maxwell & Edwyn Collins
Punk Fiction with Cathi Unsworth, Nicholas Hogg,
Janine Bullman, Salena Godden, Dev Hynes, Lee Bullman
COMEDY ARENA:
Lee Mack
Stephen Grant
Rob Rouse
John Gordillo
Kerry Godliman
CABARET ARENA:
The Whoopee Club
Ima Doll
Fancy Chance
Ekat
Beaux Belles
Russella
The Two Wrongies
Miss Lady G Luck
Simon Deville
Des O’Connor
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